Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium only) at MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL

6800 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1902857766

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$153.70 with Cook Childrens Health Plan vs $2,609.76 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $153.70 —
United STARPLUS $153.70 —
United STARPerinate $153.70 —
Amerigroup CHIP $153.70 —
Amerigroup MGMCD $153.70 —
United STARKids $153.70 —
United CHIP $153.70 —
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $153.70 —
United STAR $153.70 —
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $161.38 —
Aetna Better Health CHIP $166.00 —
Aetna Better Health MCD $166.00 —
Molina STARKIDS $169.07 —
Molina CHIP $169.07 —
Molina MCDSTAR $169.07 —
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $169.07 —
Molina STAR+PLUS $169.07 —
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $182.68 —
Superior Health Plan CHIP $182.68 —
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $182.68 —
Superior Health Plan STARKids $182.68 —
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $182.68 —
Humana MGMCD $192.13 —
BCBS MyBlueHealth $249.64 —
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $249.64 —
Aetna NewBusiness $253.02 —
Aetna COMM $270.27 —
Aetna Meritain $270.27 —
Aetna OON $319.87 —
United SmallGroup $341.20 —
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $341.20 —
Cigna IFP $352.32 —
Cigna QHP $365.37 —
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 —
Cigna LocalPlus $414.22 —
Cigna NewBusiness $414.63 —
United OptionsPPO $451.49 —
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $462.65 —
Cigna HMO $462.65 —
Cigna NetworkBenefit $462.65 —
Cigna AllOther $585.54 —
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $639.39 —
Evry Health COMM $673.32 —
BCBS BlueEssentials $743.46 —
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $743.46 —
BCBS EPOSOA $779.90 —
BCBS PPO $816.35 —
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $882.10 —
Unicare CHIP $913.42 —
Curative Administrators COMM $1,043.90 —
BCBS Traditional $1,080.44 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,174.39 —
City of McKinney COMM $1,174.39 —
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $1,304.88 —
Aetna ASA $1,317.93 —
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $1,435.37 —
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $1,435.37 —
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $1,435.37 —
Aetna WCOMP $1,435.37 —
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,495.39 —
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,513.66 —
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,826.83 —
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,826.83 —
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,852.93 —
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,957.32 —
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,957.32 —
USC Health Services COMM $2,087.81 —
USA Managed Care COMM $2,087.81 —
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,218.30 —
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,609.76 —
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,609.76 —
Unicare MCD $2,609.76 —

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Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium only) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $633.56 $153.70 – $791.96
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $633.56 $153.70 – $791.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $667.61 $137.42 – $1,001.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $718.03 $153.70 – $897.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $633.56 $153.70 – $791.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $667.61 $164.46 – $1,001.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $667.61 $153.70 – $1,001.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $718.03 $153.70 – $1,077.05

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